Zaza included in Italy squad for World Cup play-off

Simone Zaza has been handed an international recall ahead of Italy’s crunch World Cup qualifying play-off against Sweden.

Valencia forward Zaza has appeared only once for his country since an awful penalty shoot-out miss against Germany in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, with the player subsequently apologising for his woeful spot-kick.

But the 26-year-old’s fine form in LaLiga – where he has scored nine goals in 11 games for high-flying Valencia – has been enough to regain his place under Gian Piero Ventura.

There is also a place in the squad for Napoli’s Brazilian-born midfielder Jorginho – who is not yet tied down to play for Italy – alongside the returning Alessandro Florenzi of Roma.

Regular squad members Daniele de Rossi, Marco Verratti and Andrea Belotti are all back having returned to full fitness with their respective clubs.

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